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Monday, July 18, 2011

I saw an idea like this a long time ago. I don't remember if it was in a magazine or on the internet, but it was prior to me blogging, and documenting sources. I've been wanting to try it for years. Inside the above ornament is a wedding invitation. I made it for a friend as a keepsake to commemorate her wedding. I'm a sap. I save everyone's shower invites and wedding invites, so I imagine the time between seeing this and doing this has something to do with the giving away of an invitation, but...it was time. A friend of mine is getting married in a week or so. I'm not able to attend her wedding, but she was sweet enough to send me an invite.

I cut it into quarter inch strips. It cut apart pretty accurately without having to snip extra off, and I was able to pull off the key details in the slices.

I rolled it around a pen. The invitation was pretty thick, but it turned out OK.

I then took a glass ornament, and I inserted the curled strips into the ornament. I love that the times, names, locations etc can be glimpsed throughout the ornament.

I grabbed a charm that went along with the beach wedding. I thought about doing the wedding colors, but I decided to just stick with the cream. I don't know if her tree has a particular color theme, but I figured cream was safest. This could easily done with birth announcements etc as a time capsule of sorts.

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What a wonderful keepsake. Any bride would be thrilled to have one. If you have a moment, I would love for you to share this project on my Inspiration Board. http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/2011/07/inspiration-board-link-party_19.htmlThanks for the inspiration.carolyn | homework

Also found you on Pinterest! :) Made my ornament this afternoon, and it turned out great. What a thoughtful (and inexpensive) gift for the newlyweds' first Christmas. Can't wait to make some more for my family and friends!

Found this as the other inspiration from http://sktyler.com/2011/09/diy-wedding-invitation-ornament/, your version is quite cute and much less time consuming than mine! Makes me miss crafting. Nice job :)

we JUST got back from my brother-in-law's wedding. i have their invitation right next to the computer, and i was wondering whether to keep it or throw it out. so when i saw this on pinterest, i knew i had to do it! thanks for the great idea!

Hi Crystal, They sell these ornaments at the craft store. If they aren't with the Christmas things, they may be near the paint in the middle of a row. I have seen them at Michael's, JoAnne's, and Hobby Lobby. I hope that helps!

Hi Christy,You inspired me to create my new favourite ornaments (linked to the pinterest challenge) and they are featured on my blog today, along with yours and due credit, of course. Come by and see if you can!

Hi! I'm creating a post-wedding craft blog. Would you mind if I put a link to this page? It's a great idea & I'll definitely be making one of my own soon! Please let me know if you would mind. Thanks :) - Tori

WOW! Thank you for this idea! I have tried to figure a way to "preserve" memories for each year, and while I love photography,and am good at keeping little mementos, I really don't like scrapbooking. This will be a fantastic way to keep a little of each year. Thanks.

Vow!! what an amazing idea i liked this idea of wedding invitations. Its a fantastic idea and very new innovative theme in wedding invitation design, online wedding planner also had variety of ideas and designs in wedding cards. Everybody like this theme and having more grace about it.

Thanks so much for your post! I found it through Pinterest. This is my husband's and my first Christmas so we modified your idea to start our first Christmas tradition - We wrote down our favorite memories from the year and put them into the ornament. We plan to do it each year at Christmas time. I posted a picture here: http://traxeltime.blogspot.com/2011/11/beginning-to-look-like-christmas.html

Hi LNash. I don't really make anything for profit, but I would be happy to make you one if you will just cover shipping cost and if you want a charm (they are about a buck). Just email me c9ann@aol.com and we can chat!

This is a beautiful idea and beautifully done! I featured your fabulous tutorial on my blog today - I Love Farm Weddings, here's the post link: http://www.ilovefarmweddings.com/2011/12/13/handmade-wedding-invitation-ornament/

Thanks for putting this idea together. I've already bought ornaments to do one myself! Thanks!Emily @ I Love Farm Weddings

I loved this idea so much I made one from my own wedding invitation.Recently my Great-Grandmother passed away so I made one for my stepmom, great-aunt, & grandmother from the funeral programs & put some tiny little fake roses in there too, because grandmother loved roses. They loved them, everyone in my family is very sentimental.

Thanks so much for this idea! I made one for myself and one for my best friend, who both got married this year. I also made two for my in-laws from our invitation and their other son's. They all loved it, and when another relative saw the idea she wanted to me to send her the link to your blog! What a fantastic idea!

Thanks so much for this idea! I made one for myself and one for my best friend, who both got married this year. I also made two for my in-laws from our invitation and their other son's. They all loved it, and when another relative saw the idea she wanted to me to send her the link to your blog! What a fantastic idea!

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These are beautiful. I want to make something like this for our daughter's wedding, for wedding favors for family members. They are having a winter wedding, so I am going to have a (white) xmas tree at the reception with the ornaments hanging on it.

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Love love love this idea! What size ornament did you use? Do you remember? I didn't realize how many different sizes these comine in....Thanks again for sharing such a fabulous/thoughtful/wonderful gift!

Love love love this idea! What size ornament did you use? Do you remember? I didn't realize how many different sizes these comine in....Thanks again for sharing such a fabulous/thoughtful/wonderful gift!

Any craft store should have these-sometimes they aren't with the Christmas but back near the unfinished wood and glass project area (they actually carry theses clear ones all year). Worst case scenario-you should be able to order them on line. Hope that helps!

I just wanted to let you know that I tried your tutorial and wrote about it on my blog. I love it so much, thank you! Link if you'd like to see mine: http://calmandkeri.blogspot.com/2013/12/invitation-ornament.html

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Very very lovely wedding invitation designs! I have been a part of creating simple handmade invitations for my friends and I was so delighted to have found more of these lovely inspirations. Please please allow me to pin them on my Pinterest board? thanks much!!Wedding Invitation Designs

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I can see this for a bunch of 20 somethings to open and figure out but this would be a disaster of an idea to send to first anyone you know in a professional manner. Cutsie things are NOT appropriate in the business world. Next, I could just imagine my older relatives I had when they were living if they got something like this as an invitation. First of all they wouldn't have the slightest idea what to do with it, for some it would have been so upsetting to have to figure that mess out they would have tossed it in the trash, a disaster all around. Things like this are alright for your college friends, the girls at the hair salon, the "fun" people in a couple's life but outside of this, I would say this is a big "no go". It's important to think of ALL the people you invite to a wedding, not just those few that first come to mind. Just picture your grandparents or great-grandparents dealing with this, would they think it a fun idea?

What size ornament did you use? I made a few of these and used a 100 mm ornament, but trying to see if I can get away with 80 mm ones since I can get a better deal on them. I love this idea. Thanks for sharing!

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